Since the pandemic became a reality, our CMU Delphi group (traditionally focused on influenza tracking and forecasting) has grown both in size and scope, and our focus has been almost entirely operational: doing whatever we can to support the COVID-19 response in the US. Read the Delphi Blog.

Along with two Stanley Cup rings, Sam now has the honor of being named to the sports website's list of the best and brightest young people shaping hockey's future. Read more here.

Stats+Stories is a podcast about the statistics behind the stories and the stories behind the statistics. Listen to the podcast here.

"University Professors are distinguished by international recognition and for their contributions to education, artistic creativity and/or research," said Provost Jim Garrett. "Each University Professor exemplifies a high level of professional achievement and an exceptional commitment to academic excellence at our university." Garrett said the professors were nominated and recommended by academic leaders and faculty who have achieved the designation of University Professor.

Kathryn holds appointments in the Department of Statistics & Data Science and the Computational Biology Department. She also served as the university's vice provost for faculty from July 2015 through June 2019.

She started her research career in biology but was soon drawn to statistics. Her first major data project was in DNA forensics, helping to solidify the credibility of this form of evidence in the judicial system. As her scientific career advanced, she transitioned to developing statistical and machine learning tools for finding associations or patterns in data. She focuses on high-dimensional inference problems with applications such as analyzing variation in the...